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London's oldest restaurant gets National Trust protection

The National Trust is stepping in as the historic Covent Garden-era dining room changes owners for only the fourth time in over two hundred years; its walls are artifact-packed.

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  1. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentRules, the oldest restaurant in London, is changing hands for only the fourth time in over two hundred years, and the National Trust is now protecting it.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentDickens ate there, Madonna ate there, and the walls are covered in artifacts. That's the original photo dump, and it's been posting for two centuries.

  3. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt's a dining room with a lot of old frames. And you're thrilled, which is the entry for your list today.

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentProtected clutter. The National Trust really upped their criteria this time.

  5. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentYour apartment is a fire code question.

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